Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyts New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922.
Rhone
Is it not better, then, to be alone, And love Earth only for its earthly sake? By the blue rushing of the arrowy Rhone Or the pure bosom of its nursing lake. ByronChilde Harold. Canto III. St. 71.
Thou Royal River, born of sun and shower In chambers purple with the Alpine glow, Wrapped in the spotless ermine of the snow And rocked by tempests! LongfellowTo the River Rhone.